Tag Archive | manipulation

Now, I will preface this by saying that I wouldn’t have made this mistake if the marriage counsellor my husband and I were seeing at the time hadn’t convinced me that it was my “moral obligation” to do it. (This goes to show that sometimes a Ph.D. really IS a piece of paper and thou […]

I reblog a lot of things from Aunt Alex – and I’ve got to credit her for a lot of my own emotional healing (which is still a work in progress, of course). She’s a blunt, take-no-prisoners, kind of a gal, and I love her. If you haven’t checked out her blog and her ebooks […]

I do not accept your abuse. No, I do not deserve it. I do not buy your backhanded apologies, non-apologies, really. No, I’m smart enough to know the difference between the crap you are trying to dish out and a real apology. I will never accept future exploitation by you. The only reason you exploited […]

Those of us with histories of dysfunctional relationships really suck at math. Oh, I know, some of you will protest. You’re smart, geniuses in some cases. Some of you may have advanced degrees, even in professions that require a solid handle on mathematics. I get that. But when it comes to applying some principles of […]

Originally posted on Joyful Alive Woman: The definition of FLEAS: Maladaptive Behaviors as a Result of Narcissistic Abuse. Excellent essay, re-posted here, from Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers: “FLEAS, FLEAS, FLEAS! From time to time around Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers, you’ll hear people mention FLEAS. If you’ve never heard of them, here’s the explanation of what…

Originally posted on KinkyLittleGirl – On Abuse and BDSM: Oh, how much of this rings true! I don’t know the original source of this, but it’s brilliant. Learning about malignant narcissism helped me probably more than anything other than what I learned about sex addiction to understand what happened and how I got caught…